In the next series of articles, we’re going to explore the neighborhoods south of Miami Lakes Drive.       In the Lower East Side along Northwest 57th Avenue/Red Road, there are several warehouses.       One of the largest sits on the corner and is home to Mr--Glass Doors & Windows Manufacturing LLC. Its neighbor is the Lakeway Corporate Center.      ...

      Miami Dade College -- with its MDC WORKS Career Studio and Career Source South Florida -- is hosting job fairs that are free and open to the public.      Applicants are encouraged to wear business attire and bring resumes to give to prospective employers. Wednesday, March 15, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Health Care Hiring & Transfer Fair MDC Medical Campus, 950 NW 20th St.,...

Despite my South Florida upbringing by Cuban grandparents, ropa vieja (pulled beef in sauce, translated as old clothing) was never a dish for me.       But La Diosa Taqueria’s version called Asere Que Bola ($11) changed my mind. A corn tortilla is topped with ropa vieja, a platanito (sweet plantain) and pork cracklings.         It’s less Mexican, but more Miami. With a name to match...

      The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce will launch a podcast by April, President Fred Senra announced March 8.      “We’ll be running a half-hour program, during which we will interview two of our members in two, 15-minute segments,” Senra said.        Listeners may find the show, called “The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce” podcast, on YouTube with...

     Author and executive coach Dr. Marisol Capellan drew a large number of women to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s March 8 luncheon as she shared her research into barriers to their professional advancement.      “We have to also acknowledge the systemic challenges [women] face due to their gender,” Capellan told 60 people gathered at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main on International...